Alan Koch: Cattleyas 365, 24/7 June 18 2020

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Alan Koch of Gold Country Orchids will speak to the Desert Valley Orchid Society of metro Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday, June 18, 2020. The club meeting begins at 6:45 pm local time and Alan's talk will begin some time after that.

For those of you that can’t attend, or are not yet leaving your homes, we will do a Facebook Live event and the recording will be available to view on our page. To watch the video please visit: Desert Valley Orchid Society - Home | Facebook

Arizona is in the Mountain Time Zone, but does not observe Daylight Saving Time. In summer we are on the same time as California, GMT -7.

Alan will speak on:
Cattleyas 365, 24/7
Get the knowledge on how to build a collection that will flower all year long and how to grow them. Learn the species that have been used by hybridizers for years to control bloom time. Talk is adapted to our climate!

Alan Koch owns and operates Gold Country Orchids where he specializes in miniature and compact Cattleyas. Alan started growing orchids in 1969 with 3 Cymbidiums given to him by an aunt. While in college he became interested in other orchids and discovered many would grow outdoors in Southern California. He has moved five times as his orchid obsession has led to the need for more growing space. With the last move, he purchased 10 acres of land in Lincoln, California for his 250,000 orchids. He is recognized as an expert in the Brazilian Cattleya alliance and a trend setter in miniature Cattleya breeding.

Alan has been published in the Orchid Digest, the American Orchid Society magazine, as well as many international publications. He has also been published in several proceedings of the World Orchid Conference. He is an internationally known speaker. He is a past member of the AOS Judging Committee, the Research Committee, as well as an Accredited Judge and is Training Coordinator for the California Sierra Nevada Judging Center. Alan also served two terms on the Orchid Digest Executive Committee and 3 terms on the Board of Directors, as well as two terms as a Trustee for the AOS.